Thank you so much to Kimicho and Nanoha for spending the day with us!! Links for hiring a geisha: Yoshinoya ▻ http://yoshinoya-geigi.com/en/ Traveler website ▻ http://japanawaits.com/geisha-ex...

published:10 Oct 2016

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These tips apply to many types of travel photography. Check out all my tours and courses at http://mattgranger.com/workshops Matt's Gear: http://bit.ly/MG-Gear Get Your Gear Out! Check...

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A maiko, or apprentice geisha often goes through an initiation ceremony called mizuage before she's declared a full-fledged geisha. In the old days, the ceremony was typically sponsored by...

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Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is paramount. Under house rules Yukina is banned from returning home for 18 months and is not allowed to phone home. After only a few days she's finding it hard to cope with the loneliness and isolation. "I miss my friends. They are all at home together and I wonder what is going on. Here I have no one to talk to."
In stark contrast to the formality of the geisha house in Kyoto we meet her family back home in rural Yamangata, Northern Japan (her warm, fun-loving mother, who is concerned and worried for Yukina says, "I couldn't believe her decision to train to be a geisha. It is so unusual we were staggered. I miss her so much") and her school friends who tell stories about the Yukina they knew, the teenage girl who'd said she wanted to become a cartoonist.
Yukina explains that she thought she'd like to become a geisha because of her love of Japanese dance. But at just 15 years old she's afraid of talking to men and is unsure of how she'd handle any unwanted advances. "I hope it doesn't happen as I'm only a teenager but if it did I'd try my hardest to politely refuse." We join her at her first official party, where she has to entertain drunken clients nearly three times her age. Through the first six months of her training she sheds her jeans and teenage identity, taking a new geisha name and wearing traditional clothes and make-up.
Six months after Yukina left home we join her mother as she arrives in Kyoto to attend Yukina's Misedashi, the official ceremony where she is accepted into the community as a trainee geisha. It's the first time she's seen her since she left and is shocked at how grown-up she's become. Formally dressed up, she is one of the newest members of the geisha community and is paraded through the streets of Kyoto.

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Her Netflix talk show has been renewed for a second season, and Chelsea Handler tells TODAY she intends to continue subverting the traditional talk-show format: having a religion-focused dinner...

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A clip from Memoirs of a Geisha: The montage of Chiyo's transformation into a geisha, Sayuri. ------- DO NOT ask me to send a copy of this clip. I no longer have it on my computer.

Geisha

Geisha(芸者), geiko (芸子) or geigi (芸妓) are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses and whose skills include performing various arts such as classical music, dance, games and conversation, mainly to entertain male customers.

Terms

Geisha (/ˈɡeɪʃə/; Japanese:[ɡeːɕa]), like all Japanese nouns, has no distinct singular or plural variants. The word consists of two kanji, 芸 (gei) meaning "art" and 者 (sha) meaning "person" or "doer". The most literal translation of geisha into English would be "artist," "performing artist," or "artisan." Another name for geisha is geiko (芸子), which is usually used to refer to geisha from western Japan, which includes Kyoto.

Apprentice geisha are called maiko (舞子 or 舞妓), (literally "dance child") or hangyoku (半玉), "half-jewel" (meaning that they are paid half of the wage of a full geisha), or by the more generic term o-shaku (御酌), literally "one who pours (alcohol)". The white make-up and elaborate kimono and hair of a maiko is the popular image held of geisha. A woman entering the geisha community does not have to begin as a maiko, having the opportunity to begin her career as a full geisha. Either way, however, usually a year's training is involved before debuting either as a maiko or as a geisha. A woman above 21 is considered too old to be a maiko and becomes a full geisha upon her initiation into the geisha community. However, those who do go through the maiko stage can enjoy more prestige later in their professional lives.

Plot summary

At the age of nine, Chiyo Sakamoto is taken from her poverty-stricken fishing village of Yoroido on the coast of the Sea of Japan with her older sister Satsu and sold to an okiya (geisha boarding house) in Gion, the most prominent geisha district in Kyoto. Perceived as less attractive in looks and demeanor, Satsu is not sold into the okiya and is instead forced into becoming a prostitute in Kyoto's pleasure district. Chiyo lives in the Nitta okiya alongside another young girl named Pumpkin, the elderly and grumbling Granny, money-obsessed Mother, and Auntie, a failed geisha. Also living in the okiya is the famous and ill-mannered geisha, Hatsumomo. She promptly takes to disliking Chiyo, whom she sees as a potential future rival who may threaten her place in the okiya and Gion, as well as Mother's financial dependence upon her earnings. Hatsumomo begins to go out of her way to get rid of Chiyo, even withholding the knowledge of Satsu's whereabouts in the pleasure district to make her ruin her an expensive kimono belonging to her more successful rival, Mameha. Auntie warns Chiyo against trusting Hatsumomo, knowing the ill-mannered geisha's true nature very well.

Early life

Zhang was born and raised in Beijing, China. Her parents are Zhang Yuanxiao, an accountant and later economist, and Li Zhousheng, a kindergarten teacher. She is very close to her older brother, Zhang Zinan (Chinese:章子男; pinyin:Zhāng Zǐnán; born 1973). Zhang began studying dance when she was 8 years old; subsequently, she joined the Beijing Dance Academy by her parents' suggestion at the age of 11. While at this boarding school, she noticed how mean the other girls were to each other while competing for status amongst the teachers. Zhang disliked the attitudes of her peers and teachers so much that, on one occasion, she ran away from the school. At the age of 15, Zhang won the national youth dance championship and began appearing in television commercials in Hong Kong.

How to Hire a Geisha

Thank you so much to Kimicho and Nanoha for spending the day with us!! Links for hiring a geisha: Yoshinoya ▻ http://yoshinoya-geigi.com/en/ Traveler website ▻ http://japanawaits.com/geisha-ex...

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HOW TO Photograph Geisha in Japan

HOW TO Photograph Geisha in Japan

HOW TO Photograph Geisha in Japan

These tips apply to many types of travel photography. Check out all my tours and courses at http://mattgranger.com/workshops Matt's Gear: http://bit.ly/MG-Gear Get Your Gear Out! Check...

4:10

Is a geisha's virginity for sale? (Geisha secrets revealed Pt 1)

Is a geisha's virginity for sale? (Geisha secrets revealed Pt 1)

Is a geisha's virginity for sale? (Geisha secrets revealed Pt 1)

A maiko, or apprentice geisha often goes through an initiation ceremony called mizuage before she's declared a full-fledged geisha. In the old days, the ceremony was typically sponsored by...

58:27

Geisha Girl - Japanese True Beauty - why is this tradition still popular in the modern age?

Geisha Girl - Japanese True Beauty - why is this tradition still popular in the modern age?

Geisha Girl - Japanese True Beauty - why is this tradition still popular in the modern age?

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is paramount. Under house rules Yukina is banned from returning home for 18 months and is not allowed to phone home. After only a few days she's finding it hard to cope with the loneliness and isolation. "I miss my friends. They are all at home together and I wonder what is going on. Here I have no one to talk to."
In stark contrast to the formality of the geisha house in Kyoto we meet her family back home in rural Yamangata, Northern Japan (her warm, fun-loving mother, who is concerned and worried for Yukina says, "I couldn't believe her decision to train to be a geisha. It is so unusual we were staggered. I miss her so much") and her school friends who tell stories about the Yukina they knew, the teenage girl who'd said she wanted to become a cartoonist.
Yukina explains that she thought she'd like to become a geisha because of her love of Japanese dance. But at just 15 years old she's afraid of talking to men and is unsure of how she'd handle any unwanted advances. "I hope it doesn't happen as I'm only a teenager but if it did I'd try my hardest to politely refuse." We join her at her first official party, where she has to entertain drunken clients nearly three times her age. Through the first six months of her training she sheds her jeans and teenage identity, taking a new geisha name and wearing traditional clothes and make-up.
Six months after Yukina left home we join her mother as she arrives in Kyoto to attend Yukina's Misedashi, the official ceremony where she is accepted into the community as a trainee geisha. It's the first time she's seen her since she left and is shocked at how grown-up she's become. Formally dressed up, she is one of the newest members of the geisha community and is paraded through the streets of Kyoto.

Her Netflix talk show has been renewed for a second season, and Chelsea Handler tells TODAY she intends to continue subverting the traditional talk-show format: having a religion-focused dinner...

5:05

Memoirs of a Geisha: Chiyo's Geisha transformation

Memoirs of a Geisha: Chiyo's Geisha transformation

Memoirs of a Geisha: Chiyo's Geisha transformation

A clip from Memoirs of a Geisha: The montage of Chiyo's transformation into a geisha, Sayuri. ------- DO NOT ask me to send a copy of this clip. I no longer have it on my computer.

11:18

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 2)

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 2)

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 2)

"Staying positive"
Shinsuke and Anna are practicing on overload ! Though this is all very exciting and its a major turning point in Japanese dancesport they might have bit off a bit more than they can chew ! A very long two days of choreography and practice have flown by but still so much to do. Dress design, scheduling and connection between them are the major topics of conversation right now !

9:04

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 1)

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 1)

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 1)

Episode 1
"This is what we do"
Shinsuke a former Japanese champion has invited Anna to Japan in order to perform shows that are already scheduled. They have never danced together. Plus this is the first time that a high level dancer such as Anna will be partnering with Japanese dancer.
Shinsuke also created the competitors commission of Japan so he has a lot riding on them performing well because all the eyes of Asia will be watching this couple in 4 weeks time !
Anna is very excited to be part of such an monumental occasion but as reality sets in so do the worries!

How to Hire a Geisha

Thank you so much to Kimicho and Nanoha for spending the day with us!! Links for hiring a geisha: Yoshinoya ▻ http://yoshinoya-geigi.com/en/ Traveler website ▻ http://japanawaits.com/geisha-ex...

published: 10 Oct 2016

HOW TO Photograph Geisha in Japan

These tips apply to many types of travel photography. Check out all my tours and courses at http://mattgranger.com/workshops Matt's Gear: http://bit.ly/MG-Gear Get Your Gear Out! Check...

published: 02 Jan 2017

Is a geisha's virginity for sale? (Geisha secrets revealed Pt 1)

A maiko, or apprentice geisha often goes through an initiation ceremony called mizuage before she's declared a full-fledged geisha. In the old days, the ceremony was typically sponsored by...

published: 26 Jul 2013

Geisha Girl - Japanese True Beauty - why is this tradition still popular in the modern age?

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is pa...

Her Netflix talk show has been renewed for a second season, and Chelsea Handler tells TODAY she intends to continue subverting the traditional talk-show format: having a religion-focused dinner...

published: 25 Aug 2016

Memoirs of a Geisha: Chiyo's Geisha transformation

A clip from Memoirs of a Geisha: The montage of Chiyo's transformation into a geisha, Sayuri. ------- DO NOT ask me to send a copy of this clip. I no longer have it on my computer.

published: 03 Nov 2006

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 2)

"Staying positive"
Shinsuke and Anna are practicing on overload ! Though this is all very exciting and its a major turning point in Japanese dancesport they might have bit off a bit more than they can chew ! A very long two days of choreography and practice have flown by but still so much to do. Dress design, scheduling and connection between them are the major topics of conversation right now !

published: 03 Mar 2018

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 1)

Episode 1
"This is what we do"
Shinsuke a former Japanese champion has invited Anna to Japan in order to perform shows that are already scheduled. They have never danced together. Plus this is the first time that a high level dancer such as Anna will be partnering with Japanese dancer.
Shinsuke also created the competitors commission of Japan so he has a lot riding on them performing well because all the eyes of Asia will be watching this couple in 4 weeks time !
Anna is very excited to be part of such an monumental occasion but as reality sets in so do the worries!

Geisha Girl - Japanese True Beauty - why is this tradition still popular in the modern age?

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan'...

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is paramount. Under house rules Yukina is banned from returning home for 18 months and is not allowed to phone home. After only a few days she's finding it hard to cope with the loneliness and isolation. "I miss my friends. They are all at home together and I wonder what is going on. Here I have no one to talk to."
In stark contrast to the formality of the geisha house in Kyoto we meet her family back home in rural Yamangata, Northern Japan (her warm, fun-loving mother, who is concerned and worried for Yukina says, "I couldn't believe her decision to train to be a geisha. It is so unusual we were staggered. I miss her so much") and her school friends who tell stories about the Yukina they knew, the teenage girl who'd said she wanted to become a cartoonist.
Yukina explains that she thought she'd like to become a geisha because of her love of Japanese dance. But at just 15 years old she's afraid of talking to men and is unsure of how she'd handle any unwanted advances. "I hope it doesn't happen as I'm only a teenager but if it did I'd try my hardest to politely refuse." We join her at her first official party, where she has to entertain drunken clients nearly three times her age. Through the first six months of her training she sheds her jeans and teenage identity, taking a new geisha name and wearing traditional clothes and make-up.
Six months after Yukina left home we join her mother as she arrives in Kyoto to attend Yukina's Misedashi, the official ceremony where she is accepted into the community as a trainee geisha. It's the first time she's seen her since she left and is shocked at how grown-up she's become. Formally dressed up, she is one of the newest members of the geisha community and is paraded through the streets of Kyoto.

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is paramount. Under house rules Yukina is banned from returning home for 18 months and is not allowed to phone home. After only a few days she's finding it hard to cope with the loneliness and isolation. "I miss my friends. They are all at home together and I wonder what is going on. Here I have no one to talk to."
In stark contrast to the formality of the geisha house in Kyoto we meet her family back home in rural Yamangata, Northern Japan (her warm, fun-loving mother, who is concerned and worried for Yukina says, "I couldn't believe her decision to train to be a geisha. It is so unusual we were staggered. I miss her so much") and her school friends who tell stories about the Yukina they knew, the teenage girl who'd said she wanted to become a cartoonist.
Yukina explains that she thought she'd like to become a geisha because of her love of Japanese dance. But at just 15 years old she's afraid of talking to men and is unsure of how she'd handle any unwanted advances. "I hope it doesn't happen as I'm only a teenager but if it did I'd try my hardest to politely refuse." We join her at her first official party, where she has to entertain drunken clients nearly three times her age. Through the first six months of her training she sheds her jeans and teenage identity, taking a new geisha name and wearing traditional clothes and make-up.
Six months after Yukina left home we join her mother as she arrives in Kyoto to attend Yukina's Misedashi, the official ceremony where she is accepted into the community as a trainee geisha. It's the first time she's seen her since she left and is shocked at how grown-up she's become. Formally dressed up, she is one of the newest members of the geisha community and is paraded through the streets of Kyoto.

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 2)

"Staying positive"
Shinsuke and Anna are practicing on overload ! Though this is all very exciting and its a major turning point in Japanese dancesport they mig...

"Staying positive"
Shinsuke and Anna are practicing on overload ! Though this is all very exciting and its a major turning point in Japanese dancesport they might have bit off a bit more than they can chew ! A very long two days of choreography and practice have flown by but still so much to do. Dress design, scheduling and connection between them are the major topics of conversation right now !

"Staying positive"
Shinsuke and Anna are practicing on overload ! Though this is all very exciting and its a major turning point in Japanese dancesport they might have bit off a bit more than they can chew ! A very long two days of choreography and practice have flown by but still so much to do. Dress design, scheduling and connection between them are the major topics of conversation right now !

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 1)

Episode 1
"This is what we do"
Shinsuke a former Japanese champion has invited Anna to Japan in order to perform shows that are already scheduled. They have n...

Episode 1
"This is what we do"
Shinsuke a former Japanese champion has invited Anna to Japan in order to perform shows that are already scheduled. They have never danced together. Plus this is the first time that a high level dancer such as Anna will be partnering with Japanese dancer.
Shinsuke also created the competitors commission of Japan so he has a lot riding on them performing well because all the eyes of Asia will be watching this couple in 4 weeks time !
Anna is very excited to be part of such an monumental occasion but as reality sets in so do the worries!

Episode 1
"This is what we do"
Shinsuke a former Japanese champion has invited Anna to Japan in order to perform shows that are already scheduled. They have never danced together. Plus this is the first time that a high level dancer such as Anna will be partnering with Japanese dancer.
Shinsuke also created the competitors commission of Japan so he has a lot riding on them performing well because all the eyes of Asia will be watching this couple in 4 weeks time !
Anna is very excited to be part of such an monumental occasion but as reality sets in so do the worries!

Geisha Girl - Japanese True Beauty - why is this tradition still popular in the modern age?

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is pa...

Interview with Maiko and Geisha at Kifune Shrine, Kyoto

นางโลมโลกจารึก Memoirs of a Geisha HD

published: 09 Dec 2016

The most beautiful japan traditional geisha 芸者 dance 芸妓

Geisha (芸者) (/ˈɡeɪʃə/; Japanese: [ɡe̞ːɕa̠]), geiko (芸子), or geigi (芸妓) are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses. Their wide skills include performing various arts such as Japanese classical music and traditional dance, witty games and conversation, traditionally to entertain male customers, but also female customers today.
Apprentice geisha are called Maiko (舞妓), literally "Woman of Dance", or Hangyoku (半玉), "Half-Jewel" (meaning that they were paid half of the wage of a full geisha),or by the more generic term o-shaku (御酌), literally "one who pours (alcohol)". The white make-up and elaborate kimono and hair of a maiko is the popular image held of geisha. A woman entering the geisha community does not have to begin as a maiko, having the opportunity to begin her ca...

published: 27 Jan 2018

Ep. 1 Geishaspotting: In search of #geisha in the #Gion district of #Kyoto, #Japan

published: 26 May 2017

Maiko or trainee Geisha Being Dressed Full Version

This is a fuller (three times the length), higher-quality, version of a film put up two years ago. The film was made in 1999 in Kyoto by Windfall Films. Please see .
Have just put up the full version (three times length) in slightly higher quality, of this film under 'Maiko dressing'. JAPAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by .
This is a fuller (three times the length), higher-quality, version of a film put up two years ago. The film was made in 1999 in Kyoto by Windfall Films. Please see .

Today we start the day off catching the wheel on the inside of the track... breaking the lower control arm and bending the tie rod. The EZ knuckles were PERFECT, so that shows their strength. We fixed the car, and went out on a tandem hunt with Aaron Losey, Adam LZ, David Mesker and many others from all over the world.
Then we drive NISHI short (long) and have some banging tandems.
Our car is a bit under powered so its hard to keep up with some of the point and shoot drivers, but makes it challenging to keep up for sure!
STAY TUNED for more Japan action
Thanks to BC Racing and Nitto Tires for making this trip happen.
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www.Nittotire.com
Videographer: @tannerbaer

published: 22 Nov 2017

Gion - Kyoto's Most Famous Geisha District

"Gion" that developed as Monzen-cho of Yasaka-jinja Shrine in Kyoto. This is a story of women living in hanamachi "Gion".

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Dancing the Tradition and Conserving the Arts: Kyomai in Kyoto's Geisha Quarter

Mariko Okada, 2012-13 Toyota Professor in Residence
11/15/2012
In the Meiji Period, Japan established an integrated educational system. Among those newly formed schools, some were established for geisha. This talk will focus on how an existing school continues today and conserves the arts.

Geisha Girl - Japanese True Beauty - why is this tradition still popular in the modern age?

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan'...

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is paramount. Under house rules Yukina is banned from returning home for 18 months and is not allowed to phone home. After only a few days she's finding it hard to cope with the loneliness and isolation. "I miss my friends. They are all at home together and I wonder what is going on. Here I have no one to talk to."
In stark contrast to the formality of the geisha house in Kyoto we meet her family back home in rural Yamangata, Northern Japan (her warm, fun-loving mother, who is concerned and worried for Yukina says, "I couldn't believe her decision to train to be a geisha. It is so unusual we were staggered. I miss her so much") and her school friends who tell stories about the Yukina they knew, the teenage girl who'd said she wanted to become a cartoonist.
Yukina explains that she thought she'd like to become a geisha because of her love of Japanese dance. But at just 15 years old she's afraid of talking to men and is unsure of how she'd handle any unwanted advances. "I hope it doesn't happen as I'm only a teenager but if it did I'd try my hardest to politely refuse." We join her at her first official party, where she has to entertain drunken clients nearly three times her age. Through the first six months of her training she sheds her jeans and teenage identity, taking a new geisha name and wearing traditional clothes and make-up.
Six months after Yukina left home we join her mother as she arrives in Kyoto to attend Yukina's Misedashi, the official ceremony where she is accepted into the community as a trainee geisha. It's the first time she's seen her since she left and is shocked at how grown-up she's become. Formally dressed up, she is one of the newest members of the geisha community and is paraded through the streets of Kyoto.

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is paramount. Under house rules Yukina is banned from returning home for 18 months and is not allowed to phone home. After only a few days she's finding it hard to cope with the loneliness and isolation. "I miss my friends. They are all at home together and I wonder what is going on. Here I have no one to talk to."
In stark contrast to the formality of the geisha house in Kyoto we meet her family back home in rural Yamangata, Northern Japan (her warm, fun-loving mother, who is concerned and worried for Yukina says, "I couldn't believe her decision to train to be a geisha. It is so unusual we were staggered. I miss her so much") and her school friends who tell stories about the Yukina they knew, the teenage girl who'd said she wanted to become a cartoonist.
Yukina explains that she thought she'd like to become a geisha because of her love of Japanese dance. But at just 15 years old she's afraid of talking to men and is unsure of how she'd handle any unwanted advances. "I hope it doesn't happen as I'm only a teenager but if it did I'd try my hardest to politely refuse." We join her at her first official party, where she has to entertain drunken clients nearly three times her age. Through the first six months of her training she sheds her jeans and teenage identity, taking a new geisha name and wearing traditional clothes and make-up.
Six months after Yukina left home we join her mother as she arrives in Kyoto to attend Yukina's Misedashi, the official ceremony where she is accepted into the community as a trainee geisha. It's the first time she's seen her since she left and is shocked at how grown-up she's become. Formally dressed up, she is one of the newest members of the geisha community and is paraded through the streets of Kyoto.

Geisha (芸者) (/ˈɡeɪʃə/; Japanese: [ɡe̞ːɕa̠]), geiko (芸子), or geigi (芸妓) are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses. Their wide skills include performing various arts such as Japanese classical music and traditional dance, witty games and conversation, traditionally to entertain male customers, but also female customers today.
Apprentice geisha are called Maiko (舞妓), literally "Woman of Dance", or Hangyoku (半玉), "Half-Jewel" (meaning that they were paid half of the wage of a full geisha),or by the more generic term o-shaku (御酌), literally "one who pours (alcohol)". The white make-up and elaborate kimono and hair of a maiko is the popular image held of geisha. A woman entering the geisha community does not have to begin as a maiko, having the opportunity to begin her career as a full geisha. Either way, however, usually a year's training is involved before debuting either as a maiko or as a geisha. A woman above 21 is considered too old to be a maiko and becomes a full geisha upon her initiation into the geisha community.
On average, Tokyo apprentices (who typically begin at 18) are slightly older than their Kyoto counterparts (who usually start at 15).[4] Historically, geisha often began the earliest stages of their training at a very young age, sometimes as early as 6 years old. The early Shikomi (in-training) and Minarai (learns by watching) stages of geisha training lasted for years (shikomi) and months (minarai) respectively, which is significantly longer than in contemporary times. A girl is often a shikomi for up to a year while the modern minarai period is simply one month.
It is still said that geisha inhabit a separate world which they call the Karyūkai or "The Flower and WillowWorld". Before they disappeared, the courtesans were the colourful "flowers" and the geisha the "willows" because of their subtlety, strength, and grace.

Geisha (芸者) (/ˈɡeɪʃə/; Japanese: [ɡe̞ːɕa̠]), geiko (芸子), or geigi (芸妓) are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses. Their wide skills include performing various arts such as Japanese classical music and traditional dance, witty games and conversation, traditionally to entertain male customers, but also female customers today.
Apprentice geisha are called Maiko (舞妓), literally "Woman of Dance", or Hangyoku (半玉), "Half-Jewel" (meaning that they were paid half of the wage of a full geisha),or by the more generic term o-shaku (御酌), literally "one who pours (alcohol)". The white make-up and elaborate kimono and hair of a maiko is the popular image held of geisha. A woman entering the geisha community does not have to begin as a maiko, having the opportunity to begin her career as a full geisha. Either way, however, usually a year's training is involved before debuting either as a maiko or as a geisha. A woman above 21 is considered too old to be a maiko and becomes a full geisha upon her initiation into the geisha community.
On average, Tokyo apprentices (who typically begin at 18) are slightly older than their Kyoto counterparts (who usually start at 15).[4] Historically, geisha often began the earliest stages of their training at a very young age, sometimes as early as 6 years old. The early Shikomi (in-training) and Minarai (learns by watching) stages of geisha training lasted for years (shikomi) and months (minarai) respectively, which is significantly longer than in contemporary times. A girl is often a shikomi for up to a year while the modern minarai period is simply one month.
It is still said that geisha inhabit a separate world which they call the Karyūkai or "The Flower and WillowWorld". Before they disappeared, the courtesans were the colourful "flowers" and the geisha the "willows" because of their subtlety, strength, and grace.

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Ep. 1 Geishaspotting: In search of #geisha in the #Gion district of #Kyoto, #Japan

Maiko or trainee Geisha Being Dressed Full Version

This is a fuller (three times the length), higher-quality, version of a film put up two years ago. The film was made in 1999 in Kyoto by Windfall Films. Please...

This is a fuller (three times the length), higher-quality, version of a film put up two years ago. The film was made in 1999 in Kyoto by Windfall Films. Please see .
Have just put up the full version (three times length) in slightly higher quality, of this film under 'Maiko dressing'. JAPAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by .
This is a fuller (three times the length), higher-quality, version of a film put up two years ago. The film was made in 1999 in Kyoto by Windfall Films. Please see .

This is a fuller (three times the length), higher-quality, version of a film put up two years ago. The film was made in 1999 in Kyoto by Windfall Films. Please see .
Have just put up the full version (three times length) in slightly higher quality, of this film under 'Maiko dressing'. JAPAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by .
This is a fuller (three times the length), higher-quality, version of a film put up two years ago. The film was made in 1999 in Kyoto by Windfall Films. Please see .

Today we start the day off catching the wheel on the inside of the track... breaking the lower control arm and bending the tie rod. The EZ knuckles were PERFECT...

Today we start the day off catching the wheel on the inside of the track... breaking the lower control arm and bending the tie rod. The EZ knuckles were PERFECT, so that shows their strength. We fixed the car, and went out on a tandem hunt with Aaron Losey, Adam LZ, David Mesker and many others from all over the world.
Then we drive NISHI short (long) and have some banging tandems.
Our car is a bit under powered so its hard to keep up with some of the point and shoot drivers, but makes it challenging to keep up for sure!
STAY TUNED for more Japan action
Thanks to BC Racing and Nitto Tires for making this trip happen.
www.bcracing-na.com
www.Nittotire.com
Videographer: @tannerbaer

Today we start the day off catching the wheel on the inside of the track... breaking the lower control arm and bending the tie rod. The EZ knuckles were PERFECT, so that shows their strength. We fixed the car, and went out on a tandem hunt with Aaron Losey, Adam LZ, David Mesker and many others from all over the world.
Then we drive NISHI short (long) and have some banging tandems.
Our car is a bit under powered so its hard to keep up with some of the point and shoot drivers, but makes it challenging to keep up for sure!
STAY TUNED for more Japan action
Thanks to BC Racing and Nitto Tires for making this trip happen.
www.bcracing-na.com
www.Nittotire.com
Videographer: @tannerbaer

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Slavery is officially banned internationally by all countries, yet despite this, in the world today there are more slaves now than ever before. In the four hundred years of the slave trade around 13 million people were shipped from Africa. Today there are an estimated 27 million slaves - people paid no money, locked away and controlled by violence. Multi-Award winning documentary makers Kate Blewett and Brian Woods - who produced the groundbreaking films The Dying Rooms, Innocents Lost and Eyes of a Child, saw this terrible exploitation with their own eyes. The result is an utterly devastating film.
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Mariko Okada, 2012-13 Toyota Professor in Residence
11/15/2012
In the Meiji Period, Japan established an integrated educational system. Among those newly formed schools, some were established for geisha. This talk will focus on how an existing school continues today and conserves the arts.

Mariko Okada, 2012-13 Toyota Professor in Residence
11/15/2012
In the Meiji Period, Japan established an integrated educational system. Among those newly formed schools, some were established for geisha. This talk will focus on how an existing school continues today and conserves the arts.

Geisha Girl - Japanese True Beauty - why is this tradition still popular in the modern age?

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is paramount. Under house rules Yukina is banned from returning home for 18 months and is not allowed to phone home. After only a few days she's finding it hard to cope with the loneliness and isolation. "I miss my friends. They are all at home together and I wonder what is going on. Here I have no one to talk to."
In stark contrast to the formality of the geisha house in Kyoto we meet her family back home in rural Yamangata, Northern Japan (her warm, fun-loving mother, who is concerned and worried for Yukina says, "I couldn't believe her decision to train to be a geisha. It is so unusual we were staggered. I miss her so much") and her school friends who tell stories about the Yukina they knew, the teenage girl who'd said she wanted to become a cartoonist.
Yukina explains that she thought she'd like to become a geisha because of her love of Japanese dance. But at just 15 years old she's afraid of talking to men and is unsure of how she'd handle any unwanted advances. "I hope it doesn't happen as I'm only a teenager but if it did I'd try my hardest to politely refuse." We join her at her first official party, where she has to entertain drunken clients nearly three times her age. Through the first six months of her training she sheds her jeans and teenage identity, taking a new geisha name and wearing traditional clothes and make-up.
Six months after Yukina left home we join her mother as she arrives in Kyoto to attend Yukina's Misedashi, the official ceremony where she is accepted into the community as a trainee geisha. It's the first time she's seen her since she left and is shocked at how grown-up she's become. Formally dressed up, she is one of the newest members of the geisha community and is paraded through the streets of Kyoto.

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 2)

"Staying positive"
Shinsuke and Anna are practicing on overload ! Though this is all very exciting and its a major turning point in Japanese dancesport they might have bit off a bit more than they can chew ! A very long two days of choreography and practice have flown by but still so much to do. Dress design, scheduling and connection between them are the major topics of conversation right now !

9:04

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 1)

Episode 1
"This is what we do"
Shinsuke a former Japanese champion has invited Anna to J...

BALLROOM GEISHA (EPISODE 1)

Episode 1
"This is what we do"
Shinsuke a former Japanese champion has invited Anna to Japan in order to perform shows that are already scheduled. They have never danced together. Plus this is the first time that a high level dancer such as Anna will be partnering with Japanese dancer.
Shinsuke also created the competitors commission of Japan so he has a lot riding on them performing well because all the eyes of Asia will be watching this couple in 4 weeks time !
Anna is very excited to be part of such an monumental occasion but as reality sets in so do the worries!

Geisha Girl - Japanese True Beauty - why is this tradition still popular in the modern age?

Yukina is from a small town in the north of Japan. She has made the decision to leave school at 15 and move to the ancient city of Kyoto to follow one of Japan's most traditional professions. Stunningly filmed and with exclusive access, Yukina's journey gives a unique insight into the sacrifice and dedication needed to enter the closed but privileged world of the Geisha.
After Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s the world of the geisha was badly affected. The rich clients diminished and with it a profession that dated back hundreds of years. Today there are fewer than 1,000 geisha in the whole of Japan.
From the bustling streets of Kyoto we go inside the Okiya, or the geisha house, where Yukina will now live in for the next five years with the Okasan or geisha mother. Discipline is paramount. Under house rules Yukina is banned from returning home for 18 months and is not allowed to phone home. After only a few days she's finding it hard to cope with the loneliness and isolation. "I miss my friends. They are all at home together and I wonder what is going on. Here I have no one to talk to."
In stark contrast to the formality of the geisha house in Kyoto we meet her family back home in rural Yamangata, Northern Japan (her warm, fun-loving mother, who is concerned and worried for Yukina says, "I couldn't believe her decision to train to be a geisha. It is so unusual we were staggered. I miss her so much") and her school friends who tell stories about the Yukina they knew, the teenage girl who'd said she wanted to become a cartoonist.
Yukina explains that she thought she'd like to become a geisha because of her love of Japanese dance. But at just 15 years old she's afraid of talking to men and is unsure of how she'd handle any unwanted advances. "I hope it doesn't happen as I'm only a teenager but if it did I'd try my hardest to politely refuse." We join her at her first official party, where she has to entertain drunken clients nearly three times her age. Through the first six months of her training she sheds her jeans and teenage identity, taking a new geisha name and wearing traditional clothes and make-up.
Six months after Yukina left home we join her mother as she arrives in Kyoto to attend Yukina's Misedashi, the official ceremony where she is accepted into the community as a trainee geisha. It's the first time she's seen her since she left and is shocked at how grown-up she's become. Formally dressed up, she is one of the newest members of the geisha community and is paraded through the streets of Kyoto.

The most beautiful japan traditional geisha 芸者 dance 芸妓

Geisha (芸者) (/ˈɡeɪʃə/; Japanese: [ɡe̞ːɕa̠]), geiko (芸子), or geigi (芸妓) are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses. Their wide skills include performing various arts such as Japanese classical music and traditional dance, witty games and conversation, traditionally to entertain male customers, but also female customers today.
Apprentice geisha are called Maiko (舞妓), literally "Woman of Dance", or Hangyoku (半玉), "Half-Jewel" (meaning that they were paid half of the wage of a full geisha),or by the more generic term o-shaku (御酌), literally "one who pours (alcohol)". The white make-up and elaborate kimono and hair of a maiko is the popular image held of geisha. A woman entering the geisha community does not have to begin as a maiko, having the opportunity to begin her career as a full geisha. Either way, however, usually a year's training is involved before debuting either as a maiko or as a geisha. A woman above 21 is considered too old to be a maiko and becomes a full geisha upon her initiation into the geisha community.
On average, Tokyo apprentices (who typically begin at 18) are slightly older than their Kyoto counterparts (who usually start at 15).[4] Historically, geisha often began the earliest stages of their training at a very young age, sometimes as early as 6 years old. The early Shikomi (in-training) and Minarai (learns by watching) stages of geisha training lasted for years (shikomi) and months (minarai) respectively, which is significantly longer than in contemporary times. A girl is often a shikomi for up to a year while the modern minarai period is simply one month.
It is still said that geisha inhabit a separate world which they call the Karyūkai or "The Flower and WillowWorld". Before they disappeared, the courtesans were the colourful "flowers" and the geisha the "willows" because of their subtlety, strength, and grace.

20:25

Ep. 1 Geishaspotting: In search of #geisha in the #Gion district of #Kyoto, #Japan

Maiko or trainee Geisha Being Dressed Full Version

This is a fuller (three times the length), higher-quality, version of a film put up two years ago. The film was made in 1999 in Kyoto by Windfall Films. Please see .
Have just put up the full version (three times length) in slightly higher quality, of this film under 'Maiko dressing'. JAPAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by .
This is a fuller (three times the length), higher-quality, version of a film put up two years ago. The film was made in 1999 in Kyoto by Windfall Films. Please see .

Today we start the day off catching the wheel on the inside of the track... breaking the lower control arm and bending the tie rod. The EZ knuckles were PERFECT, so that shows their strength. We fixed the car, and went out on a tandem hunt with Aaron Losey, Adam LZ, David Mesker and many others from all over the world.
Then we drive NISHI short (long) and have some banging tandems.
Our car is a bit under powered so its hard to keep up with some of the point and shoot drivers, but makes it challenging to keep up for sure!
STAY TUNED for more Japan action
Thanks to BC Racing and Nitto Tires for making this trip happen.
www.bcracing-na.com
www.Nittotire.com
Videographer: @tannerbaer

59:00

Gion - Kyoto's Most Famous Geisha District

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